Praveen Chintala

About Praveen Chintala

With 9 years of experience as Delivery Head at OpenText and 25+ years in IT, I focus on delivering solutions that align with business goals and enhance customer satisfaction. My expertise spans delivery management, project planning, and program governance, supported by certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile and ITIL. At OpenText, I manage delivery, resourcing, and revenue forecasting, ensuring seamless execution of Dev/MS projects. By defining KPIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving stakeholder engagement, I aim to foster consistent service delivery and operational excellence.

Experience

1. Delivery Head

   OpenText

   Jan 2017 — Present

   Led from the front in winning first Multi Million Managed services (MS) deal for OpenText, India• Responsible for Delivery, Resourcing, Subco contracts, meeting Revenue forecast, CSAT, PMO processes.• Increased the Offshore contribution by 4 times for NA Geo. • Product, services pre-sales support and ensuring delivery aspects are properly qualified.• Established practices for operational excellence for Account/project level Financials, Resourcing, Quality, Project delivery etc and presenting data for Governance reviews.• Strategized with Sales, Services teams in creating RFx questionnaire, products capability mapping (OOB/customization), estimation templates, building solution accelerators, resource demand forecasting /fulfilment etc.• Regional team relationship building (VP/Director level) and part of strategy discussions in bringing more work to offshore, reusable solutions, new skills development etc• Program Governance, Stakeholder Mgmt (C Level/ Head of’s customers)• Subcontracting/ Vendor management and contract negotiations

Education

• PSG College of Technology

  Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)

  1998 — 2000

• Osmania University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)